12 reports
Dr. Song Kang-Ho sent a message from Jeju Prison to share with people gathered at a candlelight vigil on June 28 in front of the construction gate at a naval base under construction on Jeju Island. “The fire is brighter in the darkness. The Gangjeong village is a candle light of the dark period when […]
From a press release sent by Mary Anne Grady Flores and Ann Tiffany On June 28 at 1:41 p.m., 15 New Yorkers were arrested when they blocked the main gate of Hancock Air Base in Syracuse, NY, unfurling anti-Reaper Drone banners. The banners declared, “Federal Crime Scene, Don’t Cross!” with vivid illustrations of young victims […]
Helen Woodson made this beautiful card for us when she was in prison. Today, June 26, is her first birthday outside of prison in 27 years, making the celebration for others of us who have a birthday today even sweeter: Jack and Felice Cohen-Joppa, Ellen Barfield, Dot Fisher-Smith, and Sean O’Reilly… almost enough for an […]
On the morning of June 14, two Trident Ploughshares activists sat in the road at the North Gate of Faslane Trident Submarine base, stopping any traffic from entering the base for 15 minutes as part of the Faslane Peace Camps call for 30 Days of Action. Joy Mitchell, 79, from Berwick on Tweed and Joan […]
A Reflection on Coming Out of Prison: On Contradictions and Responsibility From the Disarm Now Plowshares website After the Disarm Now Plowshares action, trial and sentencing, I was in prison with a fifteen month sentence: an eye-blink in comparison to the sentences of most of the women I was with in FDC SeaTac and FCI […]
We Must Raise The Level Of Our Resistance Excerpted from Lynne Stewart’s letter to the United National Anti-war Coalition (UNAC) conference that took place March 23-25, 2012 in Stamford, Connecticut. Too many wars, too much death and destruction on both sides… And our ever-present legacy of these wars? Go down to your local “shelter for […]
From activist and musician Joyce Katzberg: Thank you, dear Jack and Felice, for chronicling our hope these long years. I still carry my weatherbeaten copy of the April, 2003 issue of the Nuclear Resister [which chronicles over 7,500 anti-war arrests] in my purse to prove to people that there really IS a nonviolent resistance movement […]
From issue #166 of the Nuclear Resister Unrecognized political prisoner: A Year’s Reflection Or as Steve Baggarly of the Norfolk Catholic Worker wrote in a letter from jail: “If the SHU fits…” Many folks, mostly activists, write to us with this first thought: “Oh, I could never do what you are doing”, meaning either […]
by Brian Terrell June 12, 2012 The United States District Courthouse in Jefferson City, Missouri, is a modern and graceful structure sitting on a bluff over the Missouri River. Less than one year old, it is a virtual temple in white marble, granite and glass, its clean lines all the more immaculate in contrast to […]
by David Coombs June 12, 2012 Over the past two years, thousands of individuals have either donated to the defense fund or given freely of their time to support PFC Bradley Manning. The support provided has come in many forms: 1) Signing petitions (standwithbrad.org); 2) Standing up to say “I am Bradley Manning” (iam.bradleymanning.org); 3) Writing to military/government […]
Carrying facts about the dangers of radiation and nuclear power and attired as medical professionals, women of the Shut It Down Affinity Group appeared at Entergy headquarters Monday, June 11 to alert officials to the necessity of closing their Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, Vermont. Brattleboro police commanded by Lieutenant Robert Kirkpatrick arrested […]
